Policy & Regulation

The World Sustainability Organization has updated its certification standards for the foodservice industry, requiring restaurants and hotels to make 30% of all meals plant-based. The hospitality industry's drive to offer greener menus…
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has published its third batch of guidance documents to support cultivated meat companies, this time focused on regulatory approval and growth media. As cultivated meat firms grapple with a new trade deal…
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US scientific assessment company SciPinion has launched SciBridge, an AI-enabled toolkit that provides food producers with a method to prove their ingredients' similarity to an FDA-cleared precedent in minutes. With the US Food and Drug…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers The Vegetarian Butcher's burgers in the UK, another yeast protein in India, and fluctuating plant-based milk sales. New…
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bipartisan bill that creates a non-UPF certification label for food products in the state, a first for the country. California's war on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has reached new heights,…
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New York City has lowered its milk-related emissions in schools by 17% through a pilot that offered soy milk on the lunch line, which is set to expand to more institutions this fall. Soy milk is helping drive schools' sustainability…
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Most of the world is moving too slowly to meet food system transformation goals, with the measure for agrifood greenhouse gas emissions exhibiting one of the largest gaps, according to a new report. The vast majority of countries will…
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The Vegan Society of Ireland has called on the national government to take inspiration from Denmark and set up a national plant-based action plan and fund in the 2027 budget. Ireland is being implored to take a leaf out of Denmark's…
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Singapore moved alternative proteins out of the policy spotlight last year; now, its environment minister has now restated their importance for the city-state's long-term food security, although challenges remain. Plant-based and…
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At the World Agri-Food Innovation conference in Beijing, Chinese government officials published a declaration of six consensus objectives agreed upon by the participants to fuel the green transition of the agrifood system. China has…
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A judge in Massachusetts has reduced Beyond Meat's financial liability in a trademark lawsuit over a Dunkin' ad, axing $23.4M of the overall $38.9M awarded by a jury last year. Months after a jury found Beyond Meat liable to pay nearly…
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The University of Massachusetts Amherst has kicked off a $120M Future of Food Initiative to establish R&D hubs focused on novel proteins, sustainable food production, precision nutrition, and more. The state of Massachusetts has…
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Spanish agrifood firm Elian has secured €40M ($45.9M) in funding from state-owned fund Cofides to turn Barcelona into a plant-based production hub and boost the EU's food security. Spain's government has made a big bet on plant proteins…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers GoodDot Foods's plant protein toppers, Truly Indian's vegan naan range, and Mitti Labs's Google partnership. New products…
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Schools in the UK must serve legumes at least once a week alongside main menu options, according to the updated school food standards, which have embraced fortified pea milk and plant-based yoghurt too. Beans have taken centre stage in…
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The European Commission's strategy for food research and innovation acknowledges the importance of scaling up fermentation capacity but fails to commit the necessary funding. The latest manifestation of the EU's conflicting stance on…
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Dozens of organisations have called on the Dutch government to create a national action plan for plant-based food, alongside a €65M annual acceleration fund. To realise its aim of raising the share of plant protein consumption to at…
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The UK's Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU could jeopardise its biotech lead, with an open letter calling on Andy Burnham to ensure the deal preserves the country's novel food regulatory progress. Food tech…
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The Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre has worked with Karnataka state's agriculture department to create six plant-based energy bars using protein from local pulse varieties. As Indians seek more high-protein, clean-label food options, a…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Califia Farms' holiday additions, Quorn's frozen mycoprotein bites, and New York City's blended meat call. New products…
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Beef production is responsible for over two-fifths of deforestation worldwide, with the majority coming from the Brazilian industry, new research shows. With beef prices on an upward trajectory, and with no end in sight, US President…
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